Tour & Service

Our 26-Day Travel and Service Program

2018 Date

July 3 - July 28

$6,999

Plus round-trip airfare arranged by Rein Teen Tours

Price Includes: All lodging, 3 meals daily on dorm days, breakfast and dinner on hotel days and weekend excursions, all recreation and entertainment, flight between Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe, gratuities and taxes.

Our 26-Day Hotel/Dorm Program

is an exciting HYBRID option that gives our summer teen participants the best of both worlds – 15 action packed teen tour days out west visiting our beautiful national parks and exciting cities, PLUS 11 meaningful volunteer days giving back at our community service projects, while living at the University of California in Santa Barbara. The goal of Tour & Service is not only for our participants to see new and beautiful parts of the country, but to learn about themselves through their experiences and give back to the global community.

We will begin our exciting teen tour itinerary in the southwest, where we will ride zip lines in Park City, experience the natural beauty of Bryce Canyon National Park, gaze at the size of the Grand Canyon, and ride the Pink Jeep Tours in Sedona, Arizona. Next, after an exciting stay in Las Vegas, we will head to California, where we'll enjoy a fun beach day full of water skiing and tubing on Lake Tahoe, and then ride the cable cars and walk down Lombard Street in San Francisco. Next, we will spend 11 meaningful days living in the dorms at the University of California in Santa Barbara, where we will volunteer at our summer community service projects. Here, during the weekdays, we will choose from volunteer projects that help children, the environment, and underserved communities. On the weekend, we will enjoy fun in the sun on our awesome trip to Los Angeles, where we will walk down the Hollywood Walk of Fame, do a behind-the-scenes tour of Warner Bros Studios, explore the rides at Hollywood's Universal Studios and enjoy a night of comedy at the Improv Comedy Club.

Upon completion of Tour & Service, each participant will receive a certificate recognizing his or her 40 hours of summer community service. Participants volunteer with the same community service volunteer project for the length of the program, in order to create more meaningful bonds between our volunteers and those they are helping. Participants volunteer Monday through Friday, four hours per day, for the duration of the volunteer portion of the program.

Itinerary & Activities

Fun introductions at our orientation will start us off on our incredible journey! • Thrill at over 125 exciting rides at Lagoon Amusement Park • High speed excitement awaits us at the Utah Olympic Park • Take a ride down the landing hill of a Nordic Ski Jump … in an inner tube! Gain speeds up to 50 mph and enjoy the thrill of soaring just like an Olympic Nordic ski jumper on the Extreme Summer Tube Track (These are the same ski jumps that today's Olympic-level athletes train on!) • The choice is yours when you challenge the Olympic Park Ropes Courses - choose from the Low Ropes Discovery Adventure, Medium Ropes Canyon Adventure or the High Ropes Summit Adventure • Race your friends as you fly, side by side, down the two Extreme Ziplines and finish at the top of the Drop Tower! There is only one way down—simply stepping off the platform for an exhilarating 65-foot free-fall.

Hike through the pastel colored spheres and chess piece monoliths that make up one of the most awesome sights in the world, Bryce Canyon National Park • We will journey down Wall Street to the bottom of the canyon and then continue on the Navajo Loop to Sunrise Point • The panoramic view from the rim will be forever etched in your mind.

This Natural Wonder of the World is also the most famous National Park • So, what makes the Grand Canyon so cool? Its vast size is out of this world – it is 277 miles long and over 18 miles wide – it just goes on and on as far as the eye can see • Thanks to your Rein Teen Tour, for the rest of your life, you will be able to say that you marveled at the awesome size of this mammoth wonder from the Bright Angel Point Lookout.

Our next stop is Sedona, Arizona, known as ‘Red Rock Country' • Sedona is well known for the famous Pink Jeep Tours, and of course, we take our campers on the BEST Off-Road Jeep Trip offered by Pink Jeep Tours – the famous Broken Arrow Trail • Climb into your (pink) jeep with your friends and hold on tight as your jeep bounces all over the red rocks of the backcountry • You'll scream and laugh out loud as your jeep makes a heart pounding descent down the "Road of No Return" • Like the thousands of RTT campers before you, you'll high-five your Pink Jeep driver when he delivers you back at the end of this awesome adventure.

We check in for a fabulous stay at the Egyptian themed Luxor Resort Hotel, located on the tip of the Las Vegas Strip • Relax in one of the hotels four enormous swimming pools before we explore the city of lights • Check out Las Vegas' rendition of the Big Apple, as we zip through New York, New York on the Coney Island Coaster • Watch the Dancing Fountains at the Bellagio • Take a nighttime spin over the lit up Vegas Strip on the world's largest Ferris Wheel, the High Roller Observation Wheel.

Check into the luxurious condos at The Lakeland Village Resort, where you and your friends will share a condo with 2-3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a huge living room and a full/deluxe kitchen • Go to the grocery store to buy breakfast foods that you'll prepare with your suite-mates & challenge your friends to a dessert bake-off • Who's ready for a Beach Day on Lake Tahoe? Have a blast Tubing, Water-Skiing with professional instruction and Kayaking on the crystal clear waters of Lake Tahoe, play beach volleyball or just chill with your friends on the sandy shores of the beach.

RTT brings you this exclusive, once-in-a-lifetime,behind the scenesopportunity – join the trainers at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, where you will have private, hands-on access to feed, touch, train, and play with Dolphins and Giraffes • After we've enjoyed these incredible animal encounters, have a blast on the rides at Six Flags.

Enjoy two fun-filled days and nights together in San Francisco at our beautiful Embassy Suites Hotel overlooking San Francisco Bay in Burlingame • Hold on tight as we ride up and down the hills of San Francisco on the Cable Cars • Race your friends down famous Lombard Street, known as the "crookedest" street in the world • Take a tour of Alcatraz to see how some of the most notorious prisoners in American history lived while serving time at "The Rock" • Have lunch along the water in Sausalito and check out Pier 39 • At Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory, we'll feast on the best Ice Cream Sundaes ever!

Enjoy 10 meaningful volunteer days in Santa Barbara. Each morning you will volunteer at your Community Service Project. Project choices include working with children, helping underserved communities and helping to protect the environment. In the afternoon, you'll participate in our great outdoor electives. Santa Barbara Days includes biking along the famous California beach, visiting the Santa Barbara Zoo, and hiking in some magnificent areas nearby to our campus. Santa Barbara Waves includes opportunities to surf, paddle-board and a kayak, all with professional instruction.

Fun and excitement await us during our amazing final weekend in Los Angeles! We’ll enjoy rides such as Revenge of the Mummy and Jurassic Park River Adventure at Universal Studios. Explore the mysteries of Hogwarts Castle at the all new attraction, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. We’ll get closer to the entertainment that we know and love during our Behind-The-Scenes Tour of Warner Bros. Studios. We’ll experience one of the busiest movie studios in Hollywood as we explore the studio’s iconic backlots and interactive soundstages! We'll laugh the night away with our new friends at the hottest spot on Melrose, The Improv Comedy Club. Check out the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the famous handprints at Mann’s Chinese Theatre. Fly home with your new friends and unbelievable memories of the greatest summer imaginable!

Our brand new hotel is both stylish and contemporary. The spacious, comfortable guest rooms are a great place for us to start our journey. Enjoy free WiFi, fitness center with cutting edge equipment and a great breakfast buffet.

Bringing a fresh perspective to life on the road, the SpringHill Suites Flagstaff enriches your travel experience by combining the expected, familiar comforts of home with tech-savvy amenities and the elements of colorful surprise. The spacious suites are innovatively laid out, stylishly furnished and smartly designed. The hotel also has a fitness room and indoor pool.

The Luxor Hotel boasts the largest hotel atrium in the world! It's pyramid design makes it an architecturally unique spectacle on the Las Vegas Strip. Marvel at the Giant Sphinx of Giza that graces the hotel entrance and then walk along the indoor "Nile River" as you check out the 8th largest hotel in the world!

Located on San Francisco Bay, this waterfront hotel features stunning bay views, Spanish-style architecture, a tropical atrium with koi pond and waterfront jogging and walking trails. All guest rooms are spacious two room suites, with a private bedroom, a separate living room and flat screen tv's. Guests may also enjoy the hotel's indoor pool and gym.

During the week, the University of California Santa Barbara is our home away from home. Dormitory rooms are doubles, with a shared private bathroom connecting two rooms. Our dorm features an incredible array of facilities, including an Olympic-size swimming pool with lifeguard, sand volleyball court, computer lab, floor lounges with sofas and cable television, linen service, and laundry room.

During the week, the group will eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner together in our dormitory dining hall. Our dining hall is cafeteria-style with plenty of choices at each meal, including vegetarian options. Enjoy everything from made-to-order omelets to lasagna to delicious desserts.

Living on Campus @ UC Santa Barbara

During the week, the University of California Santa Barbara is our home away from home. Dormitory rooms are doubles, with a shared private bathroom connecting two rooms. Our dorm features an incredible array of facilities, including an Olympic-size swimming pool with lifeguard, sand volleyball court, computer lab, floor lounges with sofas and cable television, linen service, and laundry room.

During the week, the group will eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner together in our dormitory dining hall. Our dining hall is cafeteria-style with plenty of choices at each meal, including vegetarian options. Enjoy everything from made-to-order omelets to lasagna to delicious desserts.

In Santa Barbara, choose ONE of the following Community Service Projects

Volunteer with Children

Build special friendships and relationships as you help underprivileged children build self-esteem and develop social skills. Activities will include teaching computer skills, playing sports, teaching arts and crafts, and reading to toddlers. This is your opportunity to have a life-changing experience and lasting effect on the children of the Santa Barbara community.

Volunteer at Unity Shoppe

Unity Shoppe operates a year-round free grocery and clothing store so people on the verge of homelessness can shop with dignity for their basic needs such as food and clothing. By supplementing these basic necessities, people have the ability to pay their rent and utilities and are then able to move their lives forward. Our volunteers will help by stocking food and clothing, working at the register, helping customers to shop for their families’ necessities, and more. This is a truly unique opportunity to experience the essence of “giving back.”

Protect the Environment

Project performed in conjunction with Project Clean Water, Channel Islands
Restoration, and municipal and county parks and preserves.

The restoration and education project will serve in beautifying Santa Barbara County and will increase awareness and promote individual and group actions to help the environment. Our volunteers will restore native plant-life to balance the eco-system, reduce weeds and shrubs that encroach upon local plant species, and clean local county beaches and streams. We will also become more fully informed about the importance of recycling, buying locally grown food, and other actions we can take to promote a more sustainable planet.

Week 1: Santa Barbara Days

Experience some of the fun activities that Santa Barbara has to offer. Each day will vary, with everyone engaging in exciting and enriching cultural and outdoor activities throughout the area. Bike along the famous California beaches, participate in kayak trips and hiking excursions, and visit the Santa Barbara Zoo!

Week 2: Santa Barbara Waves

Experience some of the fun activities that Santa Barbara has to offer. Each day will vary, with everyone engaging in exciting and enriching cultural and outdoor activities throughout the area. Bike along the famous California beaches, participate in kayak trips and hiking excursions, and visit the Santa Barbara Zoo!